Daphne Brooks is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of African American Studies, American Studies, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Music at Yale University. She is the author of three books: Jeff Buckley’s Grace, from the 33 1/3 series; Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910, and Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound.

You can find more of Zora Neale Hurston's recorded performances in the digital collections of the Library of Congress.

You can also listen to much of the music discussed in the book at this Spotify playlist.

The Seminar is a production of the Center for Cultural Analysis at Rutgers University. Find us on the web at seminarpod.org.